New Jersey Criminal Law
West Deptford police officer indicted in rehab scheme
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WEST DEPTFORD – A grand jury has indicted a Gloucester County police officer who prosecutors say schemed to get an offender into a drug rehabilitation program in which the officer had a financial stake. Thomas McWain, 31, was indicted Tuesday on charges of official misconduct, tampering with evidence…
Read MorePolice: Man attacked woman, threatened to ‘cremate’ her
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. WEST DEPTFORD – A Winslow man is behind bars on charges that he tried to kill a woman and then led police on a car chase while the injured victim was in his vehicle. Tomas O. Aponte Jr., 36, used a folding knife to cut the woman’s…
Read MoreIf My Boyfriend Threatens to Distribute Naked Pictures of Me, Is That Harassment?
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. My boyfriend or husband has sexually explicit naked photographs and videos of me on his cell phone and he is threatening to disseminate the videos and pictures he possesses. I already have a restraining order against him for other stuff, can I get one about this issue…
Read MoreState of New Jersey v. Neal Power
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In 2011, a contractor repaired certain floor damage in defendant’s home. At work he made his legal assistant prepare a fake (fraudulent) contractor’s invoice and send it to his homeowner’s insurance company for payment. After the investigation, authorities charged defendant in a May 2015 with two third-degree…
Read MoreNew Jersey State police use “find my iPhone” App to locate a defendant
State of NJ, In the Interest of J.A. New Jersey Supreme Court Decision June 6, 2018 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. New Jersey State police use “find my iPhone” App to locate a defendant who allegedly stole a victim’s cell phone and other personal belongings. In this case the police enlisted the…
Read MoreHave you ever been pulled over because you had a tail light out?
Did you even get pulled over for a safety issue and then get a ticket for something else? Was the cop looking out for your safety? How many tail lights need to be working? STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. RYAN SUTHERLAND, Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. During the evening of February 3,…
Read MoreWhat does the court use to decide if it will suspend my license or put me in jail for a traffic offense?
Is my license going to be suspended and am I going to jail? I have traffic court coming up. I was driving more than 85 mph and I sat in court while the judge suspended other drivers licenses for going in excess of 20 mph over the speed limit. Am I going to jail and…
Read MoreAmazon Pushes Facial Recognition to Police. Critics See Surveillance Risk.
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. By Nick Wingfield May 22, 2018 SEATTLE — In late 2016, Amazon introduced a new online service that could help identify faces and other objects in images, offering it to anyone at a low cost through its giant cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services. Not long after,…
Read MoreDetectives Seeking Public’s Assistance in Haddon Heights Bank Robbery – May 18, 2018
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Office of the Prosecutor Camden County has posted a new item, ‘Detectives Seeking Public’s Assistance in Haddon Heights Bank Robbery – May 18, 2018’ The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Haddon Heights Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who robbed a bank today. The…
Read MoreI just received my PTI denial letter. What should I do? What does this letter mean? Can I appeal?
State v Patel decided May 14, 2018. Middlesex County PTI denial appeal. Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. I need to appeal the PTI denial letter what do I do? How can I be successful and appealing my PTI decision? Should I fight my PTI denial? How can I get into PTI so…
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